Posted: 05/09/2024
Closing Date: 15/09/2024
Job Type: Ongoing / Non-ongoing; Full time
Job Category: Arts, Culture
About the National Film and Sound Archive
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia's audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world's oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country's most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year. The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia's most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA's capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.
We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.
We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.
We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff.
About the Team
The Film Services Team sits in the Collection Digitisation Section of the Collection Preservation Branch. The team is responsible for the preservation and digitisation of historical analogue film from across the collection.
The Opportunity
The Senior Film Preservation Coordinator will have experience working in a film preservation and/or film post-production environment.
The role will be required to coordinate the digitisation for preservation and access of the National Film and Sound Archive's holdings of fragile motion picture film of all formats. It will also be required to co-ordinate workflows, provide hands-on training and ensure technical, production and digital preservation services are delivered in line with collection preservation priorities.
Job Description Under general direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:
Establish, develop and maintain workflow processes and standards for the various digital preservation platforms in Film Services.
Supervise workflow and coordinate technical staff and resources to prioritise requests to ensure the digital preservation of motion picture film, including data management experience ensuring the migration of various incoming moving image digital files are accomplished successfully and within quality parameters and to the NFSA preservation standards and timeframes.
Share expertise and knowledge with internal and external stakeholders including the development and delivery of ongoing training for subordinate staff.
Participate in quality checking assessment of made digital files and post-production services, as required.
Assist curatorial staff to identify appropriate file type and production masters for transfer and acquisition purposes, including advice on born digital material.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in the coordination of conflicting priorities to achieve successful outcomes; in both digital and photochemical applications.
Selection Criteria
The successful candidate will demonstrate their capacity against the following:
Demonstrated experience researching, developing and co-ordinating technical workflows and systems to meet current and future demands for digital moving image preservation.
Demonstrated experience and a proven ability to co-ordinate and supervise technical operations in a digital production environment.
Demonstrated experience with archival Motion Picture Film digitisation and post-production operational techniques.
Well-developed written and oral communication skills including effective stakeholder management and experience in coordinating multiple projects.
Desired Skills and Experience Relevant tertiary degree or technical qualifications and/or the equivalent experience in an industry, technical and/or cultural environment.
How to Apply
When applying via our online e-recruitment system, please provide a written application addressing each Selection Criteria. Your current resume is also to be included in your application.
In addition to an application and your resume, the assessment process for this position may also include an interview and referee reports.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ communities, from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To be eligible for this position you must:
Be an Australian Citizen.
Satisfactorily complete an Australian Federal Police National Police Check.
What we offer you
We provide a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment with access to:
Great training and development opportunities.
Generous leave and flexible working arrangements.
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP – a free counselling service for you and your family).
Rewards and recognition initiatives.
Cultural Values
We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice.
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.
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